RHS Senior Check Up!: October 2010

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Berks Regional College Fair!

Berks Regional Fair
October 25th, 2011
6pm - 8pm
At Albright College

This is a great opportunity to look at schools and receive a lot of usual information from each schools representatives.

Schools that will be there:

Albright College
Alfred University
Alvernia University
Arcadia University
Berks Technical Institute (BTI)
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bridgewater College
Bryn Athyn College
Cabrini College
California University of Pennsylvania
Castleton State College
Cedar Crest College
Centenary College
Chatham University
Christopher Newport University
City Year
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clarkson University
Colgate University
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Delaware Valley College
Denison University
DeSales University
Douglas Education Center
Drew University
Dusquesne University
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Eastern University
Elizabethtown College
Elmira College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Empire Education Group
Florida Institute of Technology
Immaculata University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson College
Juniata College
Keystone College
King’s College
Kutztown University
La Salle University
Lackawanna College
Lafayette College
Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Lebanon Valley College
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Lehigh University
LIM College
Lock Haven University
Lycoming College
Manor College
Mansfield University
Marywood University
McDaniel College
Messiah College
Millersville University
Misericordia University
Monmouth University
Moravian College
Mount St. Mary’s University
Neumann University
Northampton Community College
Northeastern University
Penn State University
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Philadelphia University
Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Point Park University
Randolph University
Purdue University
Reading Area Community College
Rider University
Robert Morris University
Posemont College
Rowan University
Saint Joseph’s University
Salisbury University
Seton Hall University
Seton Hill University
Shippensburg University
Simmons College
St. Joseph’s University/ Academy of Food Marketing
Stevenson University
Susquehanna University
Temple University
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
The Art Institutes
The Reading Hospital School at Walnut Hill College
The University of the Arts
Triangle Tech
Trinity Washington University
Unity College
University of Charleston
University of Delaware
University of Maine
University of Mary Washington
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of New Haven
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
University of Notre Dame
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
University of Scranton
University of South Carolina
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Ursinus
US Army Harrisburg Recruiting Battalion
Valley Forge Military College
Villanova University
Wagner College
Warren Wilson College
Welder Training & Testing Institute
Wells College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
West Chester University
West Virginia University
Widener University
Wilson University
York College of Pennsylvania

Fall Schedule For Seniors!!!!!

Fall

Pull Your Applications Together

Narrow your list of colleges to approximately five to eight, and review it with your counselor. Get an application and financial aid info from each. Visit as many as possible.
Make a master calendar and note:
- Test dates, fees and deadlines
- College application due dates
- Required financial aid applications and their deadlines
- Recommendations, transcripts and other necessary materials
- Your high school's deadlines for application requests, such as your transcript
Ask for recommendations. Give each person your resume, a stamped and addressed envelope, and any required forms.
Write application essays and ask teachers, family members and friends to read first drafts.

Decide Whether to Apply Early Action or Early Decision

November 1: For early admission, colleges may require test scores and applications in early November. Send your SAT® scores.
Ask if your college offers an early estimate of financial aid eligibility.

Get Financial Aid Info

Attend financial aid info events in your area.
Talk to your counselor about CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE® and learn about completing the PROFILE.
Use Scholarship Search, review scholarship books, and ask your counselor about local and state funding sources.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

SAT PREP!

Did you take the October SAT's and did not feel prepared? Or you have yet to take them and need to study?
Try http://majortests.com/sat/ !

Majortests helps you prepare for the SAT by giving you free practice tests. You don't need to register or create usernames and passwords.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

SAT!

        SAT Test Dates 2010 - 2011
Cost: $47.00 (If you receive free or reduced lunch you qualify for 2 fee waivers to take your test free!)

Test Date                                                                     Deadline
November 6, 2010                                                    October 8, 2010
December 4, 2010                                                   November 5, 2010
January 22, 2011                                                      December 23, 2010
March 12, 2011                                                         February 11, 2011
May 7, 2011                                                               April 8, 2011
June 4, 2011                                                             May 6, 2011

ACT!

      ACT Test Dates 2010 - 2011
Cost: $48.00 (If you receive free or reduced lunch you qualify for 2 fee waivers to take your test free!)

Test Date                                                                     Deadline
December 11, 2010                                                  November 5, 2010
February 12, 2011                                                     January 7, 2010
March 12, 2011                                                         February 11, 2011
April 9, 2011                                                              March 4, 2011
June 11, 2011                                                             May 6, 2011

Berks Regional College Fair!

Links to College Resources!

www.collegeboard.com Build your profile to compare colleges, majors, cost, admission factors, deadlines, and much more. Gives you the ability find colleges based on majors, location, price, activities, size, state and other options. Also check up on your SAT scores and prepare for up and coming test.

SAT Page

College Search

www.princetonreview.com Browse through colleges and information on majors, cost, admission factors, deadlines, study body, financial aid, visiting and contact information. Also view how a college ranks up.

www.commonapp.org Application you can use to apply to any of 415 member colleges and universities in the United States.

www.zinch.com Create your profile and Zinch will match you up with scholarships you are eligible for. You can also search for scholarships and apply on site.

www.fastweb.com Another site that matches you to scholarships based on your profile or search for scholarships based on your profile.

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Graduation Requirements!

Graduation Requirements
English                                                                       4 Years (4 Credits)
Social Studies                                                            3 Years (3 Credits)
Math                                                                           3 Years (3 Credits)
Science                                                                      3 Years (3 Credits)
Fitness                                                                       4 years (1.33 Credits)
(Dance, JROTC, Weight Training, Gym)
Wellness                                                                    9th and 10th Grade (.50 Credits)
Safety                                                                         11th Grade (.17 Credits)
Computer/Career Awareness                                    9th Grade (.50 Credits)
Electives                                                                     (6.50 Credits)

If you are not sure if you have all these requirements go to your guidance counselor as soon as possible to get a class or made up the credit during NovaNet. The sooner the better!